First Announcement and Call for Papers

International Seminar

“ On the Use of Space Techniques for Asia—Pacific Regional

Crustal Movements Studies”.

APSG—Irkutsk

(Asia—Pacific Space Geodynamics Program)

5-10 August, 2002, Irkutsk, Russia

Organized by: Russian Foundation of Fundamental Investigations,

Russian Academy of Sciences –Executive Bureau on Space Research,

Institute of Astronomy RAS.

Department of Education of the RF—Irkutsk State Technical University.

APSG Central Bureau—Shanghai Astronomical Observatory.

Dear Colleague!

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, the Institute of Astronomy RAS, the Irkutsk State Technical University and the Central Bureau of the APSG Program invite you to take part in the International Seminar

“On the Use of Space Techniques for Asia—Pacific Regional Crustal Movements Studies” ，which will be held in Irkutsk (Russian Federation), 5-10 of August, 2002.

Topics.

1. Review of space geodynamics projects, networks, reference coordinate systems.

2. Regional networks for crustal deformation studies in the Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau, Eastern Siberia and South-Eastern Asia.

3. Studies of the Geodynamics of the Western Pacific volcanic –seismic belt with the use of new space techniques.

4. Scientific data analysis, development of deformation models, comparison with the geological models.

A Preliminary Program.

August, 5—Monday…………………arrival, registration.

August, 6,7,8 -Tuesday-Thursday…..scientific sessions.

August, 9 – Friday………………..…business meetings, visit to the Siberian Geophysical Observatory and to the Observatory of the Siberian Branch of the State Metrological Service.

August, 10—Saturday………………closing session, excursion

The official language of the Seminar is English, no simultaneous translation will be available.

Program Committee

Co-Chairmen: Ye Shuhua (APSG Central Bureau)

D.V. Rundquist ( RAS, Department of Geology)

Members:

Claude Boucher (France, ENSG)

John LaBrecque (USA, NASA)

Michael Pearlman (USA, SAO)

John Manning (Australia, AUSLIG)

Chris Reigber (Germany, GFZ)

Raissa Lobatskaya (RF, Irkutsk Techn.Univ.)

Suriya Tatevian (RF, INASAN)

The participants are invited to fill in and submit to the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee (Institute of Astronomy RAS, apsg@inasan.rssi.ru or FAX 7-095-2302081) a Pre-registration form together with the titles of presentations (in the attached electronic form in Word or LaTeX format) before March, 10.

Registration fee –50 USD- will be paid at the meeting.

Accommodation

The list of hotels will be provided in the Second Announcement. We recommend two 4-stars hotels (“Intourist” and “Angara”) in the downtown, not far from the Irkutsk Technical University. The prices per night are around of 40 to 120 USD.

APSG –Irkutsk.

5-10, AUGUST, 2002

Pre-Registration Form.

NAME:__________________________________________________

FIRST NAME:_____________________________________________

ADDRESS:_______________________________________________

Post code__________-Country________________-City____________

E-Mail:________________________________

FAX:__________________________________

Institute:

Title(s) of Paper(s):

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